The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress is partnering with StoryCorps to collect stories about the COVID-19 pandemic. The multiyear initiative will document, archive, and make accessible Americans’ experiences with COVID-19, to strengthen understanding of American life during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Center is especially interested in collecting stories from workers at the frontlines of COVID-19 care (medical professionals, emergency service workers, and others).
This initiative is part of the COVID-19 American History Project, a Congressionally funded program to record and preserve American experiences with COVID-19. CLICK HERE learn more about the Project.
All COVID-19 American History Project Interviews
StoryCorps facilitator Tamekia Jackson (38) interviews public technology services librarian Catherine Hoang [no age given] about her work at the San Diego Public Library during the COVID-19 pandemic. Catherine describes and celebrates how the library served the community during lockdown...
StoryCorps facilitator Tamekia Jackson (38) interviews Rea Alvarez (50) about her work with the county of San Diego's COVID-19 response team. Rea reflects on how the pandemic pushed her to learn fast and get her hands dirty, all while taking...
Ernesta Galvez (43) comparte con el facilitador de StoryCorps Ian Gonzalez (27) sus experiencias de trabajar como deliverista, o repartidora de comida, durante la pandemia de COVID-19. Ernesta habla de inmigrar a los Estados Unidos de México, lo bueno y...
Longtime colleagues Kevin O'Neill (60) and Lucia Acevedo Gonzales (47) reflect on the COVID-19 lockdown. They discuss how the pandemic transformed their work at Social Advocates for Youth (SAY) San Diego and their own understandings of change, fear, and community.
Katie Vogel [no age given] asks her coworker, Connie Mendez [no age given], about her upbringing and her job at Henry Street Settlement. Participants specifically discuss their food and job placement assistance programs during the pandemic.